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lo ves--Beeele & Co.
Oiotlling—Jaokson Bros.
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lr'i t ees wagons—Coo qr & Co.
t{reeeries—Cooper & Logan.
Braking powder—Cooper & Logan.
liOest to rent—Manning & Scott.
&Welts ry—J. B. Rumba!' & Co.
Silkbitie-Estate J. liodgens.
t Grocery—Geo. Stewart.
Stanley court revision—Geo Stewart.
Outfit for sale—R. Fitzsimons.
Stray Heifer—W. Swan.
Back again —A. W. Carslake.
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FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1890.
Then and Now.
The Conservatives are tryiug to Make
a point against Mowat because he has
not given the ballot for Separate School
elections. They were not so auxious
themselves sometime ago that the bal-
let should be used, for here are the
words of some prominent Conservatives
on the question, delivered in the House:
Mr Meredith, -"IIe did not favor
forcing the ballot system upon the Sep-
arate School supporters if they did not
want it."
lieu. Alex. Morris,—"He did not (aver
forcing the ballot upon Separate Schools
against the wishes of their supporters."
Mr McMaster, -"Ile was opposed to
the introduction of the ballot in the
Separate School"."
How is any one to know that Mr
Meredith is to be relied upon uow,when
his opinions are so subject to change.
The ('un.c'rv.iti.e Victim For
South Huron.
The Conservatives of South Huron
met at Hensen, on Tuesday, to select a
candidate for the Local. There is said
to have been a gond attendance. Alnoeg
the malty prominent Vot.servatives in
the riding, numr was found willing to
sacrifice himself wt behalf of his party,
and at the instigation of the Toronto
wire -pullers, an almost unknown non-
resident was selected, Mr J.G. Holmes.
He is a young lawyer, of 'Toronto, a
pretty fluent speaker, son of Thos.
Holmes, of Wingbaui, but the best
thing to be said about him is his name,
That there is not the ghost of a
chance of his being elected is shown by
the refusal of any local man to accept
the nomination. The sturdy farmers
of South Huron will bury him so deep
on the 5th of June that even a sheriff's
warrant will not be able to unearth
him.
The Toronto Telegram, (Independent
Conservative) says: --"J. G. Holmes
is the "capable outsider" who
bas been afflictod with a Conservative
nomination in the Grit stronghold of
South Huron. All that Mr Holmes
now wants is a name and address em-
broidered upon his gramonts so that
his remains can be identified after the
battle."
The Reform Candidate in
West Huron.
Mr J. T. Garrow was the choice of
the-conve»tion at Goderich this week.
It was only natural that the Clinton
delegates and others from this side,
should make a strong pull for a Clinton-
ian, and we would like to have seen
Mr Manning secure the nomination.
For one whose name was never previous-
ly before a convention he polled a very
large vote, showing his popularity
through the riding, and has no reason
to feel at all disheartened over the re-
sult.
Mr. Garrow, securing a majority,
vote, was made the unanimous choice
• of the convention. That he is a strong
candidate even his political opponents
admit, and they eutcr the contest, we
are assured, with t'.o hope whatever of
defeating him,
Mr. Garrow has long been a resident
of the county of Iluron, and has risen
to bis present position by his own in-
dustry and perseverance. He has for
several years been a member of the
County] Council, being also warden,
and is at present the county solicitor.
While always identified with the Re-
form party, he has not a been bitter or
active politician, and is held in esteem
by a wide circle of friends among both
parties. We believe that he will im-
mediately enter upon the campaign and
those of our readers who have not al-
ready foraged his acquaintance, will
have an opportunity of judging of him
for themselves. He is an able man, is
supporting an able administration, aitd
will, unquestionably, be elected by a
substantial majority.
Conservative Candidate in
West Huron.
At the Conservative Convention, held
on Tuesday, Mr J. M. Roberts, of Dun-
gannon was unanimously selected as
the standard bearer. -He ie in business
at that place, and hes hitherto been
unknown to public life, and we question
if he k known to any extent through
the Riding. Ile is regarded, where
known, as a quiet, unassuming person,
of unblemished character, but we have
not the slightest expectation that he will
poll even the Conservative vote of the
Riding.
EDLTOIt,IAL NOTES.
The e catch words of the Empire now
are
"The Grits are on tie run."
So they are, 410 it is
"With their face to the foe."
As Beaufort, S, C. ou Friday, as one
of the phosphate freight vessels was
going to sea n sailor named Jordan tried
to desert. Ile jumped overboard while
the ship was making its way through
Coosaw (fiver and attempted to reach
the shorn, which wee not more than
100 yards distant. A boat was lowered
and sent Filer him, hut there was no
capturing him. A temple of man-eat-
ing sharks got shred of the boat, and
the poor man was torn to pieces and
eaten before the boot could reach him.
He was a Norwegian seaman on board
the Kea Queen, a ,tailing vessel which
heti been in port some days, and which
was en her tiny to Liverpool.
•
The Ontario Opposition is not strong
in the strength of its owu merits.—Tc-
ronto Telegram.
This is just where it differs from the
Ontario Liberals, who are "strong iu
t'.ie strength of their own merits."
Every iudependeut newspaper in On-
tario is supporting Mr Meredith and
opposing the Mowat crowd.—Empira.
Name an "independent" paper in
Ontario that is not Conservative in its
leanings.
( onservatives will have to be one
thing or the other. They cannot be
Protestants in provincial politics and
partisans in Dominion affairs. They
cannot in the name of Equal Rights go
out to battle against Mowat and in
favor of Sir Johu.—Torouto Telegram.
But that is just what they are trying
to do. Creighton, Clark and other
Conservatives were down at Ottawa
last week consulting Sir John on the
plan of campaign.
%Ve learn that a printed pamphlet is
being circulated among the faithful
containing a famous speech by John
McMillan, Esq., M. P., said to have
been delivered in the House of Com-
mons at Ottawa. 1)o any of our read-
ers know that he delivered the oration
in question ?—Seaforth Sun.
The pamphlet is an edition of Han-
sard, the official report of all speeches
delivered in the House, and should be
in the hands of every farmer in the
Province, as it gives information cf
great value to this class of the join.
nlunity-
Mr Rykert has now done the right
thing, although perhaps in the wrong
way by resigning his seat. He speaks
as though he expected his constiueuts
t . whitewash hint by re-electing him by
a largely increased majority. They
may do so, such things have happened
iu Canada. 1f Mr Rykert seeks re-
election at the hands of his old cousti-
tuetits and fails to get it, so much the
worse fur him. 1f he succeeds so much
the worse for Itis constituents. Rykert
has been a disgrace to public life for
years, and would [lever have been re-
turned to parliament of late, were it not
that there are about 300 government
employees in his constituency, who are
supposed to vote as £hey are told. It is
hardly likely that the government will
again accept him as their candidate,they
are as sick of him as anyone.
No Remedy Reciproicty.
A farmer writes to the Montreal
Witness as follows, and it would be
well for our farming friends to ponder
on what he says: -
"Has not the time come when an
appeal to the country on reciprocity
should be made ? It appears to
me that the total disregard paid by
the present Government to the wishes
and the interests of the Dominion
amounts almost to treason. What in-
duces Sir John to maintain the N. P.
as he has done ? Surely, if he is not
evergreen, the experience of the last ten
years ought to enlighten him. Farmers
are enraged at the Quixotic attempts
to tinker up a tariff that should long
ago have passed into oblivion. I really
believe that if Sir John remains in
power another five years half the farms
in t •s Province will be in the hands of
the era. This is inevitable, for
land tin F
tel is a res alto t year p grake each to
an extent that is quite alarming. Land
that ten years sold as high as $41 per
acre, will now fetch no more then $22
to $27, and this within half a mile of the
provincial railway.
Let us have either reciprocity or free
trade pure and simple; then we will
havela boom, and prosperity will rush
in upon us as it has never done before.
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l'riiieipal Coven's Rebuke.
Principal Caven president of the
Equal Rights Association, has written a
letter on the Equal Rights movement,
iu which he warmly resents the con-
duct of the men who have been using
the name of the association to advance
their own or their party's interests.
The pith of the letter is contained in
these sentences :
" The Provincial Association cannot
fodbid those who in any constituency
favor its views from bringing forward
candidates who are pledged to support
those views. Localities must have the
right to do so should they deem such
action prudent. But none who value
the principals ofequal rights will lend
themselves to any sinister method, or
permit the association to become an
instrument in the hands of designing
men for the advancement of the party.
Should anything of this kind be at-
tempted in any pin,ce every true mem-
ber of the association will regard it as
baso and immoral, and as fitted to do
irreparable damage to a most necesssry
movement. To all men of any party,
who have shown no interest in our
organization till they imagine that it
might be used for personal or party
ends, conscientious and intelligent
friends of equal rights will givela wide
birth.
" The great question of provincial
politics to which our principles apply
is that of separate schools.
"It sloes not appear to me that the
past relation of the parties to this quer•
tion permits any line to be drawn by
our association in favor of or against
one party rather than the other.
" Whatever accretions have gathered
around the Separate School Act have
had, I think, the concurrence of all.
"Neither party can charge the other
with developing separate schools ; while
the recent modifications of the separate
school law are in substance what our
platform demands."
Wh't hotter evidence can reasonable
men have that lion Oliver Mowat is
the true expel( id of Equal Rights
principles in the pr sent eampaign'?
This lean advertismetat in the Cole.
rich papers: A general meeting of the
Shareholders of the Goderich Organ
Company, Limited, will be held at the
Town 1Ia11, in the Town of Gnderich,
nn Tu eaday, the lath day of May, 1890,
at 8 o'clock. p. m., to consider a bylaw
to authorize the ('ompsny to borrow
the sum of 27;000 and to Mortgage the
assets of the Company as security
therefor, and to appoi•' " :'.it"it and
transact any ether lnisir. •-, nkith may
be c c nsicfelr,i dc'irnhie.
Political Polluters.
Don't forget that Meredith voted ou The Cftoic+Rsx Stealth t3 from
Occasion to give away nearly nae• b'
half the Province. I Our County Umehanges-
Mr Mowat's Government is composed
of five Protestants and one Catholic. Mr Joe Riadort, who has resided t{it
Does that fact smell of Jesuitism ? Wtughaw for upwards of twenty-five
years intends removing to Detroit,
Michigan, in a short time.
A mare belonging to Mr Fred Dater,
of Hay, dropped a colt, which when two
days old, weighed 172 lbs, has 6; inch.
of bone in front and 7 } behind.
John Aird, Eaq., the popular man-
ager of the Bank of Commerce in Sea-
1orth, has been appointed to the man-
agement of the head office in Toronto,
protem.
Mr Wilson of Fordwicb, aged 74,
was married to a spinster near Palmer-
ston, aged 84. A couple of prominent
men in the village gave him the licenses
free of oharge.
Joseph Whelptou has disposed of his
farm, west of Ethel, to D. W. Buubar
for the sum of $2,950. In all proba-
bility Mr Whelpton will go out west,
either to British Columbia or Wash
iugton Territory.
The many old time friends of Mr
Joseph Kidd, sr., formerly of Goderich,
Nis antes Afoul The Cooly.
" Should Mr. Mowat be sustained? "
asked the St Thomas Times, and all
independent electors who value good
government,reply " Yes."
Mr Merdith declared for complete
separation of Church and State is his
Toronto speeoh last Tuesday night, but
he still supports Sir John Macdonald,
who (supports eighty Catholic schools
in the Northwest Territories.
If Mr Mowat and Mr Fraser shall be
defeated the fault will her with those
electors, both Catholic and Protestant,
who place party above religion, or who
allow fanaticism and bigotry to get the
batter of their judgment. — Kingston
Freeman.
One of Outario'e greatest blasts is
that she has the best school system of
any country in the world and that she
is the only oountry or province that
does not owe a dollar of debt. Such
are the fruits of twenty years of Re-
form government in the province.
Speaking of the Separate School Act, will regret to learn that he is danger -
it is well to remember that Mr Mowat ! ously ill at his home, in Sioux City,
voted against its passage in 1863, while Iowa, and but slight hopes are enter -
Sir John Macdonald voted for it. When taiued of his recovery.
Mr Mowat came into power he found According to the Canada Presbyter.
the Separate School Bill of 1863 a can Maicolut Black, Morrie, and Robt.
part of the constitution, put there by Cutt, Grey, gait prizes for the exam-
ination in Higher F„eligoua educatiou.—
Jane Calder,bl. Simpson and C. Dutton
are reported passed. The list,liowever,is
probably incomplete as yet.
the Conservatives.
Mowat cannot be frightened out of
office. Stitestneu and journalists err
who think to scare the old man of
Ontario off the track by loudly warning
hist that a righteous retribution is
at his heels. The Government is en-
trenched behind many virtues. Right-
eousness encompasseth it about. --To-
ronto Telegram, Conservative.
Electors should not forget that Mr
Meredith tried to defeat Mr Mowat in
1883 by assuring Catholic electors that
the Mowat Government failed to do
them justice and give them their fair
share of patronage. Ile was unsuccess-
ful then, and now he is trying chances
by a wheel -about movement which
will be as disastrous to hint as was
1483.
Ontario stands to day without a peer
in all the world in the condition of her
exchequer, in the excellence of her
educational and charitable institutions,
and in the perfection of her legislative
enactments. People do not generally
reward their faithful servants by dis-
charging them after a term of years.
On the contrary, they heap additional
honors upon them. So will Ontario do
to Hon. O. Mowat and his Cabinet.—
Paris Star -Transcript.
There is one corruptionist the less in
the House of Commons. Mr Rykert
has resigned. The sub -Committee to
whom his case has been referred, which
included Mr Blake a nd Sir John Thomp-
son, practically 5ndorsed Mr Blake's
draft report, which spoke of Rykert's
doing's in plain English as "discredi-
table, corrupt and scandalous." The
report of the sub -Committee will doubt•
less be accepted by the general Com-
mittee. Mr Rykert knew this, and
hence his resignation. He addressed a
characteristic speech to Parliament be-
fore his withdrawing form the Com-
mons chamber.
Mr G. W. Monk, the Meredith candi-
date in Carleton county, says he cannot
accept the platform of the Equal Rights
party, and Mr. F. J. French thinks that
the Equal Rights programme if carried
out would wreck the confederation --
adding that though Mr Meredith cannot
accept the Equal Rights platform the
equal rights men ought to accept. Mr.
Meredith's -platform. That is recipro-
city with a vengeance. " Vote for ps
and put us in ofce,.and then you can
go to Hades afterwards," is practically
Mr. Meredith's appeal to EgeallRighta
men. --Ottawa Free Press.
We want the truth and men who
are not afraid to speak it. I have
heard people in this country talking of
Separate Schools and blaming Mr
Mowat for their introduction into this
country, when the fact is that Mr Mow-
at had nothing to do with them, but
voted against their establishment. 1
am a Reformer, but I don't say every•
thing Mr Mowat has done has been
perfect, but his legislation has been
wise. If I had any faith in the relig-
ious antecedents of, his opponents I
might be tempted not to support hini;
but as it is, I hope Mr Mowat will be
sustained." -Rev. G. M. Milligan, To-
ronto.
Rev II. A. Cook, a prominent clergy-
man of the Niagara Conference of the
Methodist Church, speaking at a mass
meeting in the town of Dundas last
week, said : "I have watched the ad
nt inisterat ion of the Proi•iucial Govern-
ment by Hon. Oliver Mowat and his
colleagues, and have been very much
pleased with it. Of course it would be
out of place from me to say much on
any political subject, but I can say that
I have no fear whatsvor for the liberty
of myself and friends under the Mowat
Government." Certainly not; why
should be ? Dr. Caven, 1)r. Castle, Dr
Dewart and many other estimable
Christain leaders have expressed them-
selves in the same terms.
On purely business grounds the at-
tack to be made upon the Mowat Gov• for this riding in the comingProvincial
ernment is not one which will carry 1 elections, and Sheriff Gibbons in the
great weight with the ordinary hearer East.— As the 'County Council will
or reader of campaign speeches. The meet in semi-annual session on June
business of Ontario Inas not been con. 3rd, it is likely to prove rather ieicon•
ducted without scandal, but when corn- ventien. A change of date can be
parisons are made with other adminis- made only on request of the Council.
trations in this and other provinces or The Expositor says: — The many
with that of the Dominion, it must be friends of Mr Thomas Kidd, of this
confessed that the Mowat Government town, will be pleased to learn that he
has been comparatively free from has been appointed to a good position
proven instances of official corruption. in the Inland Revenue department, and
It most aleo be ?acknowledged that in they will be equally pleased that his ap-
the main the personnel of the Govern- porttment will not necessitate his ce-
ment has been above the average.: Hon moval from Seaforth. We congratu-
Messrs Mowat, Fraser, G. W. Ross, late our genial friend on his good fort -
Hardy and Gibson being men of ac- one, and we feel justified in saying that
knowledged ability while Messrs Ross, whatever his duties are they will be
and Drury are not conspicuously below faithfully and efficiently performed.
par. Every effort has been made to
keep the tone of the administration as
high as possible.—Toronto Saturday
N ight, Conservative.
A natural curiosity may be seen on
lot 6, con. 4, Morris, in the shape of a
solid elm stump from which the tree
was cut37 years ago. It is stated that
two cows were fed three weeks on the
browse at the time the tree was chop-
ped down.
The tangle the township Treasurer
of Morris got money affairs iuto I is
likely to end in a legal squabble to
decide the liability of the bondsmen to
make good the deficiency. The case
will likely be heard next Fall at Gode•
rich. The late 'Treasurer is now at
house.
A Stratford paper 'says: --Another
has been ad4led to the city list of medi-
cal practitioners in the person of Dr. A.
Nichol, brother of Mr Hugh Nichol of
the county gaol, and late of Bayfield;
the Dr. has many friends its and about
Stratford, who will be pleased to wel-
come him back to the classic city.
Mr Gofton's stallion had a narrow
escape from being burned alive last
Friday at a farm near Wroxeter, where
he was remaining over night. The
barn took fire about 7 o'clock in the
morning and it was only after the
third attempt that they were success-
ful in saving the horse. His second
horse nd rig were consumed by the
flames.a
There are two licenses less in the
East Riding than last year. The first
year the Crook's Act came into force
there were 49 applications for license
as against 27 now. About 25 years ago
there were nearly as many hotels on
the gravel road betweenHarpurhey and
Wroaetier as in the entire Riding to
day. Temperance sentiment is evident-
ly on the rise.
It is strange how the newspaper in-
stinct sticks to a person. After an ab-
sence from the business for over four-
teen years, Mr Allan McLean, former-
ly of the Expositor, has purchased a
neat and newsy paper in Walsenburg,
Colorado, called the Walsenburg World,
and will conduct it hereafter in addi-
tion to his ranching and stock raising
business.
An Ethel correspondent writes: - We
camp nearly having another serious
fire in our village on Friday evening.
Flames were seen issuing from the
roof of the residence of Alex. Cameron,
but, as our citizens aro nearly as
prompt as a tire company, it was but
a short time before the fire was under
control. The roof was damaged slight-
ly.
The man found lying dead by the
roadside on the 12th[ concession of Yar-
mouth bas been identified as2 c '1
omae
Whiteside'', of Seaforth. He was 40
years of age, married, had a family,
and was a butcher and cooper by trade.
Ile left last Tuesday for London to
look for work, intending to go on to
Streetville if not successful,
The Attwood Ree says:—Rev. Robt.
Ilenderson, of Bayfield, preached a
' plain practical sermon last Sabbath
morning, in the Presbytertiau church
from Gal. 6,9. Mr Henderson has a
good delivery and his earnest discourse
could not fail to produce a good im-
pression upon those who foraged hilt
congregaticn. i10 also took charge of
the Bible class in the evening.
Died at Ashville, N. C., on Saturday
March 29, 1890, Mrs Rebecca Clegg,
relict of .James Clegg. Deceased was
born in Kent county, Out., Mal -ch 20,
1819. Was among the earliest settlers
of Huron, and for many years a resi-
dent of Goderich. The remains were
taken to Detroit, Mich., and interred
in Elmwood `femetory, the burial place
of the family.
Mr James Dickson, county registrar,
has been appointed returning officer
Here's a plain statement of facts.
The Mowat Government has been in
office for upwards of eighteen years.
Through all these years it has come
without the stain of one scandal. The
resources of the Province have been
husbanded almost to a degree of par•
simony. Millions have been piled up in
theTreasury. Million ahave been hand-
edl back to the people in aid to edu-
cation, in aid to railways, to Agricultu-
ral Societies, to Mechanics' Institutes,
in the maintainance of public iustitu
Mons, and all the while no call for
taxes has been made upon the public.
No contradiction of this state of facts
can be successfully sustained. Can
the people listen for a moment to the
demand that such a Government he
turned ont to make room for the hon
gev horde wlio stand behind Meredith
waiting, Tike harpies, to suck dry the
fat treasury of the Prot ince; to parcel
oat among themselves the limits, the
rich mines hard won front Sir John and
his rrew•, and now guarded and held in
carred trust, for the public good, by
Oliver binwat' We inistako h•tario
if the nt.,wer of this .lnestion b • yrs.
NEWS NOTES.
The Speaker Iles issued hie warrant '
for a new election lu Lincoln.
On Tuesday afternoon, a team be-
longing to Mr Tisdale, of East Wawa- 1
nosh, standing in front of Mr M. H.
Molndoo's store. Wingbam, became
frightened at a land roller which was
being drawn along the street, and ran
a few rods south, when the waggon
cane in contact with a hitching post,
the sudden stop throwing Mrs McCoy,
who was in the rig at the time, out. In
trying to save herself, one of her arms
was very severely sprained and frac-
tured.
Mr Charles Rogerson, one of Ilullett's
enterprising farmers,near Kingbnrn,re•
cently made a test of the butter produc-
inggnalities of two of his cows. The cows
are Durham grades. During the sec-
ond week in April he kept the milk of
one cow for seven days. When the
cream from the milk was churned, it
produced 12 pounds of butter. The
second cow was eubjected to a similar
test on the following week, and her
milk produced 1:t pounds of butter.
The tests, also, were made under ad-
verse cirenntstances. in the first, the
mill( got chilled twice, while in the latter
the meal which he had previously been
feeding t the cows got clone. and for
three days the animal did not receive
1:'r sinner melt rations.
Fires are raging in the valuable pine
woods .15,0ir Red Lake, Minn. •
The prospects for a splendid summer
o irnival in Toronto are bright.
A snowstorm prevailed in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Dakota Monday, and
is looked upon there as an augury of
good crops.
' Several people in the township of
Malahide ate toadstools, mistaking
them for mushrooms. Mrs Blake died
from the poison.
The first public baptism in Boston
for nearly fifty years took plane on
Sundaywhen six women were im-
mersed by the Christain Adventists.
The population of Ireland continues
to decline, and appears to have drop-
ped some 50,000 in number during the
past year. The lowest point in this
present oentury has now been reached;
its zenith was in 1845, whentbere were
8,250,000. The estimate for to -day is
3,500,000.
A sad case of poisoning occurred Sun•
day at Whitemouth, Man. Two boys,
cousins, named Adalon Formia and
John Briaveueau, while berry -picking,
ate sonic poisonous berries, mistaking
them for currants, which resulted in
the death of the former an hour after
eating the berries.
An old man named George Tibbett,
a web known character in Gravenhurst,
committed suicide Sunday afternoon
in his own house by nearly severing
his head from his body with a razor.
The cause of the suicide is supposed to
be drink, as Tibbett had been on a
protracted spree for some days.
Gen Laurie, M. P., has intimated
his intention of donation the $600
drawn from the Dominion treasury as
mileage from London to Ottawa, sup-
plemented with an additional contribu-
tion of his own money, to the establish-
ment of a Fishman's Benefit Asssocia-
tion for his Shelburne constituents.
On Saturday evening between ten
and eleven e'clock as Mr David Shoe-
maker, one of the most prominent
farmers it: the vicinity of Berlin, was
driving down King street in that town
his horse took fright, and, whirling
around, he fell out, sustaining injuries
from which he is now lying in a criti-
cal condition. Besides having his
shoulder and several ribs broken, he is
injured internally. The horse was
young and dangerous to drive.
The Curry farm on the Parr Line,
Stanley, was sold on Saturday last at
auction. Mr Wm. Copp, of Seaforth,
was the purchaser. The price was $4,-
209 or $200 less than the mortgage.
The farm is splendidly situated, and
although part of it is a little dirty it is
one of the very best in the township.
It contains 100 aures and has good
buildings. On the whole, Mr Copp has
got a splendid bargain. He has since
rented it for one year to Mr Wm . Cud -
more, of the London Road. Mr Copp
has secured a good tenant. About four
years ago Mr Thos. Ward offered for
this farm $4,600 in cash and a farm of
160 acres in Michigan which he has
since sold for 92,000, and the offer was
refused.
David Stevenson, father of Mrs Bur-
chell, arrived at London, Eng., on
Friday and was seen at theffi of
o ccs
the London and Northwestern Railway
at Euston. He seemed clteeful, and
said that he had left his daughter at
Niagara Falls with her sister, where
both will remain till the trial of her
husband is over. He had wished to
bring her Home, but she insisted on
remaining, and he honored her for it.
He denied that his daughter was taking
steps to obtain a divorce; and he wish-
ed to state utterly refused to consider
any such action till after the trial. He
added that he could not but admire
the treatment accorded to his daughter
in America, which had been narked
throughout by great delicacy. As for
himself, he had nothing but gratitude
for the kindness of the American rail-
roads to him. He refused to discuss
the subject of Burchell's guilt or inno-
cence. He thought his daughter's
actions showed what she thought of the
matter. He had engaged the best law-
yers, and had done and would still do
his duty by his daughter's husband.
Longue Point lunatic asylum (St
Joan de Dieu) was on Tuesday com-
pletely destroyed by fire. This asylum
was situated about five miles front
Montreal, down the river, in the Village
of Longue Pointe. It stood about 200
yards from the main road, in the mid-
dle of its own ground. A broad avenue
led from the plain gate to the front
entrance of the building. It was a
very large and handsome brick building
and contained about 1,500 inmates
besides 67 Sisters and 100 nurses. It
was built in 1867, after the destruction
of the old asylum, and was let to the
Providence nuns, who, under contract
with the Government, were the guar-
dians of tate insane. Tho again building
consisted of a centre and two wings.
Many of the inmates escaped into the
fields and the woods, ands_ the dead are
ashes amongst the ashes. What the
number of dead is, is purely a clatter
of conjecture, and can never be ascer-
tained, since no other record is kept
than that in the asylum book, and it
also is destroyed. Taking into con-
sideration the whole evidence from fire-
men, half -sane inmates, the sisters in
charge, bystanders and personal obser-
vation, it is a conservative estimate to
say that a hundred victims met their
death, though some assert that the
number is double that stated, and
others place it below this figure. This
fact remains, that no such calamity has
fallen upon Quebec Province since the
earliest times. Ever since Quebec was
a Province its management of these
most helpless of all creatures has been
its shame. They havebeen farmed out
to the nuns at a hundred dollars a bead
per year, and the sisters' aim was to
keep them as frugally as possible, and
with the least possible outlay for per-
manent works or repairs. While their
most urgent bodily wants were supplied
no attempt was made at a systematic
medical treatment.
East Wawanosh.
NOTES—Mr. Basil Coultes has gone to
the old country in charge of a cargo of
cattle for Mr Clegg, drover, of Morris.
The neighbors turned out in a strong
force on Monday last and assisted
Peter McDonald to get his spring crop
in; Mr McDonald having been so
unfortunate as to lose his horse by oyer
feeding. Mr George Vancamp has re-
turned to eastern Ontario to resume
his labors. after spending a somewhat
lengthened vacation here vgith his
parents. Mr Elam Livingstone lost a
fine blood colt last Thursday night, by
inflammation. Benjamin Whitmer also
lost a valnable mare, which has fine
colt about three weeks old, to all ap•
pearance the mare was as well as ever
at ten o'clock the night before and was
found [lead in the morning. Fall
wheat has depre.eiated 40 per cent this
last three weeks in this township.
There are more stallions of all classes
travelling in this section than there will
lie Dollars collected in January next.
Mr i.ivingstene is shipping large quan-
tities of cedar timber and shingles to
London and otter points.
Y Your Boys and GfrI
A GOOD
EXPRESS
WAGGON
We can give ou a strong Iron Axle Waggon, with box
for $1.25. Wood Axles at 75 cents and $1. Our line
of Bent-1{ail Waggons, with Wird wheels, are just what
the children need. Prices are $1.75, $2.10, $2.60 and
$3.15.
EVERYBODY IIAS MAIM/your
T
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Stylish Window Shades.
With the large stock we purchased this spring our as-
sortment is still good, and any one who is thinking of
decorating their house should not iuiss seeing thetn
REMEMBER — Our stock at C.
Dickson's stand must be cleared
out next month, and we are offer-
ing Silverware, Spectacles, Cups
and Saucers, Vases and Dolls at
wholesale prices and under.
Special Discount on Miscellaneous Books to
Libraries and Reading Rooms.
Store No. 1 Store No. 2
COOPER'S BLOCK DICKSON'S OLD STAND
TERMS STRICTLY CASH
w.
COOPER • & CO.,
CLINTON
A TREAT IN STORE.—The young
people of Rattenbury St Methodist
Church have engaged Miss McManis,
the Lady Whistler, of India ?apolis,to
give an entertainment in the Town
Hall, Clinton, on the evening of
Thursday, May 29th. She is accom-
panied on the piano by her sister.
Miss McManis gave an exhibition of
her abilities to a select few, in the
parlor of the Rattenbury House, the
other day, and we can assure our
rea,c[ers that she has excellent ability
as a whistler. The following testi-
monial speaks for itself:—
The feature of the evening was the
whistling of Miss Laura McManis, of
Indianapolis, who kindly consented to
assist the soldier boys, in these two
performances. She is a beautiful young
lady of fine mannerism, and in the com-
pass, power, pitch and purity of her
tones slie is wonderful. But it is in her
whistling equally as well when inhaling
as when exhaling,and never stopping for
breath, nor losing a tone, nor failing in
expression, that this little Indiana lady
is a phenomenon.—Chicago Tinges.
THE MURDER OF REV MR LARUE.
The following interesting letter,which
contains first particulars regarding
the murder of I-tev Mr Large, has
been received by Mr Edwin Chown,nf
Kingston, from his son now in Azabu
Japan : You have doubtless seen in
the paper an account of the sad
calamity that has befallen our mission
We returned from our Easter holidays
a day sooner than expected, and the
ten of us, including Mr and Mrs
Large, arrived home about 8 o'clock
Friday evening, in the best of spirits.
About .12.30 we were aroused and told
that burglars had entered the gukko.
Beall, Moore and I hurried d own to
find the robbers flown, Mrs Large
severely cut and Mr Large dead. It
seems that two masked robbers had
entered through the back door, found
and tied the night watchman, and
made him lead them to the school
safe, but not being able to open it
wet't to Mr and Mrs Large's room.
While feeling around for the keys
they awakened Mrs Large, who asked
"What is it?" They replied "We
have business," and with that made a
blow at Mrs Large. She raised her
right hand so that two of her fingers
were broken, two badly cut and her
face tut slightly. Instantly Mr
Large jumped and the robbers made
for the door and got into the hall.
At the head of the stairs they turned
on Mr Large, Who was unarmed, anu
cut down. He was wounded in thir-
teen places. The robbers escaped.
The noise meanwhile had awakened
the Misses Hart, who coming into the
hall and seeing Mrs Large bending
over Mr Large picked him up and
carried him into the room, where
they used restoratives in vain, as he
must have been killdd instantly.
There was delay in getting the°doctors,
and Mrs Large had to suffer intense
agony until 3 o'clock before they ar-
rived, amputated the two fingers and
sewed up the wounds. I had to hold
the lamp for the operations, and learn-
ed some wonderful lessons of a wo-
man's heroism at times. At she
came from under the influence of
chloroform she wonld reveal her in-
tense love for her husband, praying
for strength lo forgive his murderers,
and continually she manifested her
thoughtfulness for others. Everyone
speaks highly, not only of Mrs
J,arge's heroism, but of the Misses
Hart. Indeed, all the ladies were
cool and collected.
, A DENIAL.
To the Editor of the Clinton New Ern,.
Sir,—My name has been unpleasant-
ly mixed up in connection with the re -
cont disappearance of a young girl from
town. It is scarcely necessary for me
to deny having anything whatever to
do with it, or in any shape or form be-
ing a party to the affair. I was in De-
troit when it happened, and came here
as soon as I heard of it through friends,
to vindicate my own character.
JAMES SHEPnERD, Detroit.
dew Advertiotainsto.
HOOSE To RENT—ON HURON STREET,
lately occupied by Mrs R. M. Racey. Ap-
plyfto MANNINO & SCOTT.
STRAY HEIFER—STRAYED FROM'THE
subscriber's promises, 16th con. Oodericb
Township, on Monday last, a year old dark
brindle he,fer, short, thick set. Any one re-
turning it or giving information that will
load to its recovery, will bo suitably reward-
ed. W. H. SWAN. Clinton p o. "!
Stanley Court of Revision.
Notice is hereby given that the meeting of
the Court for the Revision of the Assessment
Roll of the Township of Stanley, will beheld
on
Tti II.SI)AY, MAY 27th,
At the hour of 10 o'ciock a. tn., for the pur-
pose of hearing and settling all contpla rots
against the Assessment Roll. All persons
interested are requested to take notice and
govern themselves accordingly. OEO.
3TE11VAIIT, CLEatc.
Butchering Outfit for Male
The horse. cart. slauolitcr house, and all
other necessaries for running a Butcher
Shop. including 7 store pigs, belonging to the
estate of H. Tewsley, are offered for sale ou
reasonable terms. This is a splendid op-
portunity for any ono wanting to go into
business.
Parties indebted to the estate of Henry
Tewsley, are hereby untitled chat accounts
Hoist positively he paid to the undersigned,
without de:ay, who alone is authorized to
wiliest the salve.
ROBERT FITZSIMONS,
Administrator.
Clinton, 1lsy 1, 1590
BACK - AGAIN.
A. W. CAIISLAK.E,
TAILOR, Rte.,
Desires 10 intimate to the people of Clinton
and vicinity, that he has returned to town—
"come to stay" and will bo found at his old
stand,
VICTORIA ST., Clinton,
Where Ile will be glad to meet all his old
customers and any number of new ones.
All work promptly attended to:
FARMER'S CLOTH
Made up at reasonable rates. A. W. CARS -
LAKE, Clinton. im
W. JACKSON,
General Ticket Agent
'.1 a can book Old Country passengers by the
ALLAN LINE,
DOMINION LINE,
WHITE STAR LINE,
STATE LI\ E,
ANCHOR LINE
Very low rates are now in toren. Full tutor•
oration cheerfullt given
GO WEST
ll' .
C.P.R.
To M.tNTTOBA, NORTH -
WEST or BRITYSH
C'OLU'MBIA.
►nu( your tieket,i and get full information
front the authorized agent,
COOPER & CO'S BOOK STORE
---NOW:AGENT FOR—
CLINTON: